The night he escaped from Chen's house was the same as this night. The sky was pitch black, and there wasn't even a star. She ran in a panic and without direction, until she was tired of running and sat down on the side of the road, until she fell asleep in a daze.

In her dream, she saw that terrible scene again. She dreamed that she and her brother were married in the church, that she and her brother were surrounded by their family and entered the cave room, and that her brother picked up her hippa and came over to kiss her. She stared blankly at his mouth, but his dry voice appeared in her ears.

He said, "Sister, it's not too early, we should go to sleep." ”

It was that sister who made her instantly excited, and she felt that the hairs on her body were about to stand up. She opened her eyes in a trance, but she saw a fire, and on the other side of the fire sat a strange-looking old man. While drinking, the old man looked at her with squinted eyes, and when he saw that her face was full of vigilance, he shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I don't look down on you like this." ”

Chen Ajiao looked at the old man in a daze and didn't speak, but the old man asked her again indifferently: "Do you have any plans in the future?" ”

Chen Ajiao shook her head blankly, but the old man took out a few fruits from his pocket and gave them to her, saying that if she was hungry, she could eat one first, and collect the rest for later use.

With that, the old man stood up and staggered away as if drunk.

Chen Ajiao didn't dare to eat those fruits at first, she was afraid that the old man would give her some poison. But she barely lasted two days, and she felt that she couldn't hold on anymore. Either she was poisoned or starved to death, and she chose the former. She ate a fruit given to her by the old man, and the taste was sweet and sour, and the taste was not bad, and what was even more amazing was that since she ate the fruit, she had not known hunger and thirst for half a month.

It was with those few fruits that she survived the most difficult time after coming to Liyang. Later, she met Cheng Zijun, and while enjoying the infinite care given to her by Cheng Zijun, she also gave her heart to this man.

When she was in love, she told him how she met the strange old man and how she got the fruit. Cheng Zijun was very interested, but he was also skeptical of what Chen Ajiao said. In order to prove to Cheng Zijun that what she said was true, Chen Ajiao handed over the last remaining fruit to Cheng Zijun.

After tasting it, Cheng Zijun seemed to have found a shortcut to get rich, and he told Chen Ajiao that he could sell these fruits to the government and the imperial court. Since ancient times, the battle between the two armies has been the first grain and grass, and the grain depot is a particularly important thing for the army and the imperial court. But as long as there is this magical fruit, the country does not need to hoard so much grain, as long as they have this magical fruit, they can become a celebrity in the eyes of the imperial court and even the emperor. The king worships the prime minister, and the scenery is infinite.

When Cheng Zijun described those beautiful futures to Chen Ajiao, Chen Ajiao saw Cheng Zijun's red face and the light in his eyes. She originally wanted to tell Cheng Zijun the truth and tell him that she had no fruit in her hands. But looking at his appearance of pleasing himself for the fruit, Chen Ajiao had other plans in her heart. She wants to use this magical fruit to turn Cheng Zijun into her husband, the eternal husband. She deliberately hid the truth of the facts, and used the fruit to force Cheng Zijun to divorce his wife, who would have thought that this cleverness was mistaken by cleverness, Cheng Zijun saw that he couldn't get the fruit, and because the matter was known to his wife, he conspired with his wife to send Chen Ajiao back to the West.

Thinking about the past, Chen Ajiao only felt funny, laughed at her stupidity, and laughed at her self-righteousness.

The sound of the wheels was gone, and she was left alone in the dark bamboo forest.

Chen Ajiao used all her strength to turn over and lie flat on the fallen leaves of the bamboo forest. This place is very remote, even if it is close to the side of the road, there will be no pedestrians who are suddenly curious to take a look at this bamboo forest. She estimated that even if she died in this bamboo forest for a month, two months, or even half a year, she might not be able to be found, and even if she was found, she would have already become a rotting skeleton.

If it's dead, it's dead, she's still alive anyway.

The slightly clenched fist slowly loosened, and the stiff and uncomfortable body seemed to become lighter, and even the uncomfortable pain that covered the whole body was disappearing one by one. Even if she didn't want to admit it, Chen Ajiao still knew clearly that she was going to die, and she was going to die in this empty bamboo forest.

Footsteps, slowly approaching, stepping on fallen leaves on the ground, making a slight creaking sound.

When Chen Ajiao's consciousness was about to dissipate, she felt the shadow hanging overhead. Lifting her eyelids with great effort, she seemed to see the face of the strange old man again. She felt her throat move, and she heard herself say, "Fruit." ”

The old man crouched down, and the fox with the wine touched the top of her head. Through the wine gourd, she seemed to smell a wisp of wine.

"Hate?" The old man asked.

Chen Ajiao nodded subconsciously: "Hate." ”

"Want revenge?"

She lifted her eyelids with great effort and spit out a word: "Yes." ”

"If I could avenge you, but at the cost of turning you into the fruit you have eaten, would you still be willing?"

Chen Ajiao thought for a moment and smiled.

Yes, she said in her heart, she does.

Then, her body floated lightly. When she stood up, she found that there was still one of her lying on the ground.

She stared at herself on the ground suspiciously for a long time, and suddenly realized that she was dead, and it was her body lying on the ground, and her soul was standing. Before she could ask, she was sucked in by a powerful force. And then...... There is no then.

The bamboo leaves are rustling, and there are many fruits rolling down the ground, each with a beautiful dark red vein. The old man picked up one of them and looked at it, muttering as if he was a little dissatisfied: "The quality of the annatto this time is not very good." ”

At the same time, a private house in Liyang Castle collapsed for no apparent reason. Fortunately, it was only an uninhabited side house that collapsed, and the hostess heard the voice rushing out of the house with her clothes on, and when she saw the dust, she asked, "Where is my uncle?" Haven't come back yet? There is such a big thing in this house, how can others not be there. Look, quickly send someone to find me, and by the way, ask someone to see how this good house has collapsed. ”

Before the hostess could finish speaking, she saw several servants running over with torches or oil lamps.

"Madame, ma'am, it's not good."

"What to fuss about! Madam, I'm not blind in my eyes, I'm not deaf in my ears, this is such a big thing, I don't know if it's bad? ”

"White bones, a pile of white bones." The servant didn't care about being reprimanded by the mistress, and hurriedly reported: "The house has collapsed into a big pit, and there is a pile of white bones buried in the pit. We can see very clearly when we hold the lamp, they are all human bones, and we can't count the bones of people. ”